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Gov. Kemp Signs Legislation for a Healthier Georgia

(4 days ago) WebAtlanta, GA – Today, Governor Brian P. Kemp signed seven bills designed to benefit patients in Georgia and strengthen the state's healthcare system.The legislation includes: HB 733, which, among other components, requires insurers who cover …

https://gov.georgia.gov/press-releases/2022-05-06/gov-kemp-signs-legislation-healthier-georgia

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Track Health Legislation – Georgians for a Healthy Future

(2 days ago) Web43 rows · Track Health Legislation. The 2024 Legislative Session began on January 8, …

https://healthyfuturega.org/get-involved/learn/track-health-legislation/

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Georgia health care-related bills become new laws

(2 days ago) WebThe Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce will help to determine the details of eligibility requirements, conditions, and agreements. Senate Bill 293 This is a new law that will help with

https://www.11alive.com/article/news/state/health-care-access-bills-become-law-governor-kemp/85-cc28f8d5-5eb4-432a-9f01-d55be9df8bcd

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Public Health Regulations Georgia Department of Public …

(9 days ago) WebThe Georgia Department of Public Health is authorized by law to enact administrative regulations to protect public health. There are thirty-three separate regulations chapters, each of which is devoted to a particular subject. You will find links here to the current text …

https://dph.georgia.gov/about-dph/public-health-regulations

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The Georgia Health Care Landscape KFF

(5 days ago) WebThe Affordable Care Act (ACA) went into full effect on January 1, 2014, ushering in health insurance reforms and new health coverage options in Georgia and elsewhere across the country. Thousands

https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/fact-sheet/the-georgia-health-care-landscape/

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GHF legislative update: Wrapping up Georgia's 2023 legislative …

(8 days ago) WebYou can find a full list of this year’s health care-related legislation at GHF’s HB 520 seeked to build on last year’s sweeping Georgia Mental Health Parity Act. HB 520 aims to address the statewide shortage of mental health providers, understand the …

https://healthyfuturega.org/2023/04/03/ghf-legislative-update-wrapping-up-georgias-2023-legislative-session/

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Gov. Kemp signs 7 new healthcare bills into law

(7 days ago) WebUpdated:6:23 PM EDT May 6, 2022. ATLANTA — On Friday, Gov. Brian Kemp signed seven healthcare bills designed to “benefit patients in Georgia and strengthen the state's healthcare system

https://www.11alive.com/article/news/health/kemp-signs-healthcare-legislation/85-05097865-052b-451b-ad31-377e9596beb7

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Gov. Kemp Signs Legislation Strengthening Healthcare …

(9 days ago) WebAtlanta, GA – Governor Brian P. Kemp, joined by First Lady Marty Kemp, Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones, Speaker Jon Burns, Department of Community Health Commissioner Caylee Noggle, Department of Human Services Commissioner Candice …

https://gov.georgia.gov/press-releases/2023-05-02/gov-kemp-signs-legislation-strengthening-healthcare-access-supporting

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Georgia to take over health insurance market under …

(5 days ago) WebSenate Bill 65, allowing the state marketplace, took effect with Kemp’s signature. It reverses an earlier law which blocked the state from establishing its own health care exchange. That law was part of an …

https://apnews.com/article/georgia-health-insurance-marketplace-exchange-86073a3904e94da68e91d47529cb45b7

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HFRD Laws & Regulations Georgia Department of Community …

(7 days ago) WebThe Legal Services unit of the Healthcare Facility Regulation Division (HFRD) exists to support the priorities of the Department by providing guidance and legal expertise to members of the Division, the Department, and other stakeholders. The …

https://dch.georgia.gov/divisionsoffices/hfrd/hfrd-laws-regulations

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Georgia Senate OKs bill to loosen limits on health care facilities, …

(1 days ago) WebA proposal to loosen up Georgia’s health care business regulations cleared the Senate Thursday with some bipartisan support, but Democrats say they will withhold support next time unless the bill includes full Medicaid expansion. Republicans in the …

https://thecurrentga.org/2024/03/18/georgia-senate-oks-bill-to-loosen-limits-on-health-care-facilities-but-talks-ongoing/

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Georgia healthcare exchange bill signed into law 11alive.com

(8 days ago) WebUpdated:7:30 PM EDT May 2, 2023. ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill into lawon Tuesday that will pave the way for Georgia to establish its own state exchange under the Affordable Care Act

https://www.11alive.com/article/news/health/georgia-healthcare-exchange-bill-signed-gov-brian-kemp/85-64209beb-b5ca-497c-a66b-d947a1665c77

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The Inflation Reduction Act Will Cut Health Care Costs for …

(7 days ago) WebThe Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 will lower health care costs for millions of Americans and drug costs for hundreds of thousands of Georgia Medicare beneficiaries, reduce health insurance

https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Georgia-Health-Care.pdf

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GHF legislative update: FEBRUARY 6 – Georgians for a Healthy …

(3 days ago) WebThe CATCH Act revises Georgia’s Surprise Billing legislation to set network adequacy standards for insurers and provides protections for when consumers are forced to go out of a health plan’s network of providers for care. Network adequacy measures a …

https://healthyfuturega.org/2023/02/06/ghf-legislative-update-february-6/

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Georgia Senate OKs bill to loosen limits on health care facilities, …

(4 days ago) WebA proposal to loosen up Georgia’s health care business regulations cleared the Senate Thursday with some bipartisan support, but Democrats say they will withhold support next time unless the bill includes full Medicaid expansion. Republicans in the …

https://georgiarecorder.com/2024/03/15/georgia-senate-oks-bill-to-loosen-limits-on-health-care-facilities-but-talks-ongoing/

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Georgia had third-highest increase in ACA health insurance …

(4 days ago) WebGeorgia had the nation’s third highest increase in people getting health insurance on the Affordable Care Act marketplace over the last four years, as additional federal subsidies were rolled

https://www.ajc.com/news/health-news/georgia-had-third-highest-increase-in-aca-health-insurance-enrollment/24Q6KACJOBE7HFVKVRD7Y7GW7M/

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GEORGIA’S ADVANCE DIRECTIVE FOR HEALTH CARE - Kaiser …

(7 days ago) WebThe form, known generally as the “Georgia Advance Directive for Health Care,” can be used to designate a health care agent and a back-up health care agent, to indicate your treatment preferences, and to nominate a person to be your guardian. Under federal law, …

https://healthy.kaiserpermanente.org/content/dam/kporg/final/documents/community-providers/ga/ever/ga-advance-directives-en.pdf

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Gov. Kemp Signs Landmark Healthcare Legislation

(6 days ago) WebAtlanta, GA – Governor Brian P. Kemp today signed several pieces of legislation to ensure a safer and healthier Georgia. Among the bills signed at a ceremony at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital were bills to reduce surprise medical billing (HB 888) …

https://gov.georgia.gov/press-releases/2020-07-17/gov-kemp-signs-landmark-healthcare-legislation

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'GEORGIA ADVANCE DIRECTIVE FOR HEALTH CARE

(9 days ago) WebIf your preferences change, complete a new advance directive for health care. This information was revised March 2016. Copies of this form and its instructions are available at no cost from the Georgia Department of Human Services Division of Aging Services, 2 …

https://aging.georgia.gov/document/document/georgia-advance-director-health-care/download

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Georgia Senate Health and Human Services Committee

(7 days ago) WebA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 49 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce, so as to provide for the establishment of the Georgia Health Care Professionals Data System; to provide for definiti 2023-02-23 To …

https://legiscan.com/GA/pending/senate-health-human-services-committee/id/614

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Georgia Access Your Health. Your Way.

(6 days ago) WebIf you’ve experienced certain life events—including the loss of health coverage, a move, or a change in income—you may still be able to enroll in health coverage. Get covered. Your Health. Your Way. On Georgia Access, you can find quality, affordable health insurance …

https://georgiaaccess.gov/

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Health Policy Issues – Georgians for a Healthy Future

(8 days ago) WebOur Key Priorities Georgians for a Healthy Future has identified four core priorities for our work: health care coverage, access to care, health care value, and building a healthier Georgia. In each of these areas, we advocate on behalf of health care consumers in …

https://healthyfuturega.org/get-involved/learn/health-policy-issues/

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Health care workers facing mental stress, burnout have better

(8 days ago) WebIn 2017, Georgia-based OB-GYN Dr. Keisha Callins led a physician wellness burnout prevention program with the Medical Association of Georgia. "This is personal," Callins said, mentioning a colleague's suicide. "We got to take care of each other so that …

https://www.gpb.org/news/2024/05/20/health-care-workers-facing-mental-stress-burnout-have-better-protections-under-new

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11th Circuit Rules Trans Health Insurance Exclusions Violate Civil

(8 days ago) WebOn Monday, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that transgender health insurance exclusions violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. The case was brought by a transgender employee of the Houston County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia who was …

https://truthout.org/articles/11th-circuit-rules-trans-health-insurance-exclusions-violate-civil-rights-act/

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Why Medicaid expansion failed in Mississippi and Alabama this

(8 days ago) WebThey can't afford it. They don't have coverage." This spring, Mississippi's legislature considered but ultimately failed to adopt expansion, which would have extended coverage to around 200,000

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/16/1251691921/medicaid-expansion-mississippi-alabama-south

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Infection Control Basics Infection Control CDC

(4 days ago) WebInfection prevention, control and response resources for outbreak investigations, the infection control assessment and response (ICAR) tool and more. Infection control specifically for surfaces and water management programs in healthcare …

https://www.cdc.gov/infection-control/about/index.html

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Our Impact – Georgians for a Healthy Future

(8 days ago) WebThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) only partially grants a waiver the Georgia Department of Insurance had requested to a provision of the Affordable Care Act after Georgians for a Healthy Future filed public comments with HHS on behalf of 17 …

https://healthyfuturega.org/about-us/our-impact/

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ACA dental coverage, primary elections, Trump trial, Iran, Israel

(1 days ago) WebThe Affordable Care Act extended health insurance to tens of millions of Americans, but President Barack Obama's signature 2010 health care law excluded dental coverage for adults.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2024/05/21/health-care-dentist-trump-trial-primary-election-biden-israel-hamas-caitlin-clark/73782734007/

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